Today, Friday 22 April it’s earth day! To commemorate this event, we have selected 10 hotels in “our” cities that have contributed so much to the prosperity of our planet and are worth a visit from you!

This hotel is Green Key Gold certified, proving its sustainable efforts and innovation in the business of hospitality. Some of its notable green-efforts are their energy-saving LED lamps and the desks made from recycled yogurt cups! Up until 15:00 during the day, guests can spoil themselves with 100% organic menus consisting of sandwiches, pancakes and more. They also have their own gift shop full of green gadgets and you can reserve a one-day pass to use the gym close by!

Sixtytwo hotel is engaged in a number of eco-friendly efforts in sustaining the environment and to also make its services one of the best in Barcelona. They optimise energy consumption by regulating it with temperature controls an other smart controls. The water uses water pressure reducers to allow them to limit the water consumption in the hotel, and all materials used in their services and facilities are recycled, namely glass, paper, cardboard, organic materials.

The theme inside the hotel through its furnishings are nature-inspired accompanied by high ceilings and bamboo plants. Inside the rooms, the bed linen and bath towels are organic and each room has its own yoga mats and uses beanbags as chairs. What is unique in this hotel is that their Bistro Bardot serves only vegetarian food and it’s all organic.

One of the hotels awarded with the European Ecolabel and recognized with awards such as the ‘Green Manager of the Year’. They are efficiently using their resources by applying waste minimisation, saving electricity and also enlarging areas where they regularly maintain the hygiene of Petřínka water spring.

Under the brand are 4 hotels which are all located in Copenhagen. The green-effort of this hotel is shown by the usage of organic materials all around its facilities. Guldsmeden has been rewarded with the Norwegian Gold Ø-label which symbolizes the existence of more than 90% organic food, the last check by the Ministry of Food showed that they have between 98% and 100% organic food. Aside from food their bathroom products (creams and shampoos), linen, towels and textiles, wooden keycards and business cards, paper, toilet paper, napkins, cleaning products and candles are also organic.

This hotel is one of the most eco-friendly hotels you will ever see. They were the first hotel to receive the European Ecolabel to reward their effort in using completely renewable energy as a source of power, eco-friendly detergents and are 100% carbon neutral. The breakfast that is served is also purely organic and fair trade produced. Produced waste is also sorted and wholly recycled.

The main focus of the hotel’s sustainable efforts are using LED efficient lamps, recycling of materials as their beds are also made from recycled denim, organic lambswool and coconut fibre and the usage of solar panels as a source of power. They also offer 10 recycled bikes for guests to borrow for a tour of their own in London where they work together with Bikeworks! This brand also has an active branch in Amsterdam.

Another luxuriously designed hotel, this one is also focused on sustainability of the environment. They use local organic food, on the rooftop they provide a garden that caters to a colony of bees, they partake in on-site composting and also use 100% wind energy power via renewable energy certificates.

A 17th Century palace, this hotel has been renovated to emphasize the quality of its elegance, beauty and refinement. They are recognized by Ecoworld hotel as an environmentally friendly hotel due to their usage of power sources and also on their efforts in utilizing materials that are mainly eco-friendly and also recyclable.

A hotel known for its innovativeness in designing their hotel rooms in such a way as to reduce energy usage. They have made their own green policy where they aim to reduce their CO2 emission by using low-impact generators that result in less power consumption with the use of low-energy LED lights and high-efficiency heating systems.

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